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(4/9)^-1=


A. -4/9

B. 9/4

C. -9/4

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Answer: 9/4

Explanation: Think of
((4)/(9))^(-1)as
(4^(-1) )/(9^(-1)).

Now, we can change 4⁻¹ to 4¹ by moving it to the denominator and

we can change 9⁻¹ to 9¹ by moving it to the numerator.

So we have 9¹/4¹ which simplifies to 9/4.

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